48th Berlin International Film Festival

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48th Berlin International Film Festival
48th Berlin International Film Festival poster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening film The Boxer
Closing film The Rainmaker
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded 1951
Awards Golden Bear (Central Station)
No. of films 351 films[1]
Festival date February 11 – 22, 1998
Website http://www.berlinale.de

The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998.[2] The festival opened with the Irish film The Boxer by Jim Sheridan. Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker was selected as the closing night film.[3][4] The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film Central Station directed by Walter Salles.[5] The retrospective dedicated to Siodmak Bros., titled Siodmak Bros. Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.[6]

Jury

File:Ben Kingsley 2012.jpg
Ben Kingsley, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[7]

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Barbara Nils Malmros Denmark, Faroe Islands
The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski Joel Coen USA, UK
The Boxer The Boxer Jim Sheridan USA, Ireland
The Boys The Boys Rowan Woods Australia
The Butcher Boy The Butcher Boy Neil Jordan USA, Ireland
Central Station Walter Salles Brazil, France
The Commissioner The Commissioner George Sluizer UK, USA, Germany, Belgium
Sweet Degeneration Fang lang Lin Cheng-sheng Taiwan
Girls' Night Girls' Night Nick Hurran UK
Good Will Hunting Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant USA
I Want You I Want You Michael Winterbottom UK
Jackie Brown Jackie Brown Quentin Tarantino USA
The Perfect Guy Jeanne et le Garçon formidable Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau France
Left Luggage Jeroen Krabbé USA, Netherlands, Belgium, UK
The Big Mambo Das Mambospiel Michael Gwisdek Germany
The Naked Eye La mirada del otro Vicente Aranda Spain
Same Old Song On connaît la chanson Alain Resnais France, UK, Switzerland
Sada Nobuhiko Obayashi Japan
The Sound of One Hand Clapping The Sound of One Hand Clapping Richard Flanagan Australia
Country of the Deaf Strana glukhikh Valery Todorovsky Russia, France
The Best Man Il testimone dello sposo Pupi Avati Italy
Too Much (Little) Love Trop (peu) d'amour Jacques Doillon France
Wag the Dog Wag the Dog Barry Levinson USA
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl Joan Chen Hong Kong, USA, Taiwan
Hold You Tight Yue kuai le, yue duo luo Stanley Kwan Hong Kong

Key

† Winner of the main award for best film in its section
The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.

Awards

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Walter Salles, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[5]

References

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